However, it left me wondering why your reporters always seem to go to the East Molesey ceremony, rather than the much bigger, official one at the West Molesey War memorial.

It is, after all, the West Molesey ceremony that Molesey Branch Royal British Legion attends, and which, unlike the East Molesey one, does have the chaplain to Molesey British Legion taking the service.

But, more importantly, the ranks of the several hundreds of Molesey adults who attend are swollen considerably by nearly as many young people – the Scouts, Guides, Brownies, Cubs, etc, plus, this year, a large contingent of Walton Army Cadets.

We are very ready to criticise the young people these days, blaming them for everything from graffiti to muggings, drunkenness and “steaming”, with shopkeepers living in fear of being robbed, so it is particularly sad that, whenever they do something good for society, and show their respect for their elders, they are ignored by the media.

Is it any wonder that kids get into trouble when the only way they can get noticed is by making a nuisance of themselves? The enormous numbers that turn up, year after year, come rain or shine, to pay tribute to the war dead are a credit to us, and should be recognised as such.

In view of this, is it too much to hope that you might report next year on the official West Molesey Remembrance Day service, which is always so well attended by what seems to be half of Molesey, plus all the young people, to give a sense of balance to things? Molesey people are much more caring of their war dead than the 30 you reported as “flocking” to the East Molesey Memorial would